April 2012 – MarvinGardensUSA

Container Planting Provided by Marvin Gardens

Building a beautiful garden centers on the inspiration you gather for the space while creating it. At Marvin Gardens, our focus is to help you design an outdoor scene that reflects your individual tastes, regardless of your garden experience. One of the services we provide to help our clients do just this is our on-site container planting.

Creating a lush container full of your favorite flowers and succulents is a stunning addition to any design. What’s more, if you don’t have much experience in container planting, we can arrange everything for you. From the various assortments of plants, to a beautiful container, you can choose all the details or we can help choose them for you.

Also in time for your spring planting, our new plants are arriving daily at Marvin Gardens – perfect for containers! To schedule an on-site container planting, simply contact Amabel by calling 203-856-0309.

A Unique Outdoor Find: The Albino Redwood

Among the dense landscapes of California’s redwood forests, you may be fortunate enough to find a tree that doesn’t follow suit of the rest. The tree that we are referring to is the Albino Redwood. Often referred to as “ghost trees,” these trees grow at the feet of redwoods and show off a beautiful snow white color. With a unique lifecycle, these small trees are little wonders.

Since they contain no chlorophyll to maintain themselves, the trees rely on healthy trees to glean nutrients from. The Albino Redwood stays small for much of its life and will continue to thrive as long as it has another tree to survive off of. The little trees are a remarkable find, and show just how adaptive redwoods can be.

Though there are only an estimated 50 albino redwoods in existence, there are plenty enough to draw curiosity and remind us just how intriguing and resilient nature can be.

What do you think of the Albino Redwood?

Source and image via Garden Design

Garden Gates That Tell a Story

Marvin Gardens - Garden Gate — A unique garden gate is much more than just a functional piece, it's a special find!

Upon entering a garden, the goal is to immediately feel a sense of relaxation. Though the specific garden design is completely dependent on its designer, we feel like the entrance is what can define a guest’s first impression of the space. To make it a truly lasting one, consider the use of a vintage or antique garden gate.

As any garden does, a garden gate should tell a story about you. These gates are much more than just functional aspects of the design. Instead of just an entrance, one of these elegant gates can be used to improve the ambiance of the space. Their wrought iron style and limited availability make them a perfectly unique addition for your garden.

To ensure that you find a garden gate that custom suits your style, simply stop by Marvin Gardens. We offer garden gates that are vintage, antique, reproduction styles, and much more!

Inspiration in the Form of Sculptures

When you think of outdoor art, what sort of items come to mind? You might imagine a beautifully designed landscape, a detailed, over-sized fountain, or even a simple field of flowers. For Henry Moore, his sights were set on creating naturally-themed art with outdoor sculptures.

Seen as one of the 20^th century’s most respectable sculptors, Moore designed pieces that were both primitive in nature and modern for his time. His priority was to create art that could be enjoyed in an outdoor setting that would bring out the sculpture’s earth-like characteristics. He once said, “Sculpture is an art of the open air.”

His passion for this sculpture art led him to win numerous awards and for his work to be featured in dozens of galleries. His work is a tribute to the notion that our outdoor spaces are the perfect place to display our passion for creativity! For inspiration, simply visit our shop at Marvin Gardens.

Source The Artist Who Loved Nature

Images via Henry Moore Foundation on Veranda

Getting Creative with Bingo and Letter Balls!

Who says that a garden should only be flowers? To us, a garden is an environment full of all your favorite things. It’s an opportunity to showoff your creativity and design a space that includes things you won’t find in any other home.

One of our favorite ways to add detail to this sort of design with our Bingo Balls and Letter Balls currently in stock at Marvin Gardens! These charming letters can be combined to spell out a favorite phrase, garden description, or even plant label. They also provide a lovely arrangement in just an antique bowl.

Can you think of any other ways to display these letter balls? With our creative readers, we’re sure you can come up with several ideas!

These little pieces of décor are a fabulous ways to add expression to your home and to make it easier for you, we’ll even ship them directly to you. To learn more about these and our others garden products, simply contact Marvin Gardens by calling 203-544-2020.

A Centennial Celebration of the National Cherry Blossom Festival!

One of the hallmarks of the spring season that we look forward to each year is the blooming of the cherry blossom tree. You might recall that the National Cherry Blossom Festival is held each year to celebrate these beautiful trees and the history of their place here in the U.S.

Almost a century ago, the mayor of Tokyo presented Washington, DC with the gift of 3,000 cherry trees to signify the friendship held between Japan and the United States. Since then, the nation has celebrated the occasion with “the nation’s greatest springtime celebration,” the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which is currently underway.

In honor of this year’s Festival’s Centennial Celebration, a vote is even being held for the nation to decide America’s Favorite Cherry Tree. Americans are asked to choose the Autumn Flowering Cherry, the Yoshino Cherry, or the Kwansan Cherry as their favorite. Then, at the conclusion of the Festival and on Arbor Day, April 27th, the winning tree will be announced.

What do you think about the cherry trees? Share your thoughts with us below!

Image via ccho

Cast Iron Plant Markers Bring a New Style to Garden Organization

Garden at Greenwich Estate — Taking on a spring garden is a fabulous way to enjoy the season!

As you think through all of the lovely flowers and plants you would like to plant in your gardens this year, what are some of your favorites that come to mind? Of course we love the succulents and sedums we mentioned last week, or the vibrant flowers of the spring season, but don’t forget to include your favorite herbs in the garden as well!

Growing your own herbs is a wonderfully rewarding experience. A garden full of fresh herbs means that they can be grown in an environment that you control and will be contained in a convenient place for cooking.

The only thing you’ll need? A little help with organizing your herb garden! At Marvin Gardens, we offer permanent herb markers to help you keep the herbs organized. The markers are made of cast iron, so not only are they beautiful, but they’ll last through the years to come. Now, labeling your lavender, oregano, basil, thyme, chives, and sage can be more convenient, and lovely than ever!

Email MarvinGardensUSA@gmail.com to mail order your selections!

Delightful Succulent and Sedum Assortments to Boost Garden Style

In every garden there are certain plants that tend to draw all of the attention. In some areas of the garden, it could be the bright, vibrant plants. In others, it’s the plants that have a unique, intricate look. Many of these arrangements are often succulent and sedum arrangements. As you can see from the images below, the look created with these beautiful plants is a brilliant one.

Our newest batches of succulents are quite impressive aren’t they? When you stop by Marvin Gardens to peruse the selections, our team will even pot them for you in your favorite faux bois or iron container while you continue browsing.

We will also be making a presentation on April 18 on “Succulent Arrangements in Stone Containers” for the New Canaan Beautification League at the New Canaan Nature Center – be sure to mark your calendars to learn more about using these plants to boost your garden style.

As we get ready for a season full of gardening and planting, have you had a chance to stop by our shop yet? Our newest pieces are flawless and we look forward to sharing them with you!